The simplified calculation methods of nonlinear static analysis are studied, and subsection method is proposed. At first, the external load is calculated when it is at the yield limit of material , the calculation of external load is divided into two stage. First stage, is to use linear elasticity to calculate a load step. Material nonlinear is calculated after a period of progressive loading. By using traditional method and the subsection method, an automobile handbrake is calculated by ANSYS WORKBENCH simulation platform, and the results show that the computation efficiency is improved by 67...